{"id":505343,"date":"2026-01-10T04:37:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T04:37:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/505343\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T04:37:10","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T04:37:10","slug":"eagles-playoffs-49ers-fan-warned-ahead-of-time-not-to-mess-with-rocky-statue-in-philadelphia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/505343\/","title":{"rendered":"Eagles playoffs: 49ers fan warned ahead of time not to mess with Rocky statue in Philadelphia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao MvWXB TjIXL aGjvy ebVHC \">PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) &#8212; Historically, opposing teams&#8217; fans make their way to the Rocky statue before a <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/6abc.com\/post\/eagles-host-49ers-wild-card-round-seek-repeat-super-bowl-title\/18377119\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">big playoff game<\/a> in Philadelphia.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">All is quiet 48 hours before game time, but Action News did run into some 49ers fans Friday evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;As we walked over here, we had, &#8216;Go Birds, I don&#8217;t like your hoodie.&#8217; It&#8217;s all in good fun,&#8221; explained Tony Martinez, a 49ers fan.<\/p>\n<p>Eagles fans, bars hyped for weekend playoff game<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">The first of likely many 49ers fans touched down in Philadelphia Friday afternoon and made their way to Rocky for a photo.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Over at Penn&#8217;s Landing, fans dressed head to toe in Eagles gear came out to meet Swoop and some Eagles cheerleaders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;So excited. I&#8217;m ready to see them rock it and show the 49ers who is in charge,&#8221; said Juli Desjardins of Cinnaminson, New Jersey.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Fans in green took over the ice rink as that playoff excitement filled the air.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">Not a doubt in their minds looking ahead as to who will win come Sunday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">&#8220;Blow out, trust me when I tell you, blow out,&#8221; said Michael Myers confidently.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC TjIXL aGjvy \">If there&#8217;s one thing that&#8217;s for sure, between now and Sunday, if a 49ers jersey is spotted on <a class=\"zZygg UbGlr iFzkS qdXbA WCDhQ DbOXS tqUtK GpWVU iJYzE \" data-testid=\"prism-linkbase\" href=\"https:\/\/6abc.com\/post\/philadelphia-eagles-san-francisco-49ers-nfc-championship-rocky-statue\/12742884\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rocky, like it was back in 2023<\/a>, the Eagles will have it in the bag.<\/p>\n<p class=\"EkqkG IGXmU nlgHS yuUao lqtkC eTIW sUzSN \">&#8220;The 49ers fans Facebook group from Philly told me not to do that because somebody will jump you, so they warned me ahead of time,&#8221; said Martinez.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2026 WPVI-TV. 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